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• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 During this term we will be comparing the River Thames with the River Sieine and deciding where we would rather keep a boat on the River Thames or the River Sieine. In English we will be reading the book One Plastic Bag. Which is a book about true events. It is the story of Isatou, an uplifting tale about one woman's effort to rid her Gambian village of trash which sparks a recycling movement.
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 In term 2 we will be comparing the Antarctica Desert and the Amazon Rainforest and investigating how climate change is affecting the world. In English we will be reading The Explorer. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they are on crashes upon landing. This book is an exciting novel about a group of children who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes.
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 This term we will be comparing the Isle of Wight and Santorini and deciding which island would provide the best quality of like and why. In English we will be reading The Midnight Fox. The story is about a boy called Tom.Tom, a town boy, and is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. He finds country life every bit as strange and uncomfortable as he feared. But soon,he discovers a rare black fox with green eyes, living with her cubs in the forest.
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 This term we are comparing Brighton and Rio so that we can decide which of these destinations we would prefer to go on holiday. In our English lessons we will be reading the book The Firework -Maker's Daughter. The story is about Lila, she knows what she wants: she doesn’t just want to be a Firework-Maker’s Daughter; she dreams of being a Firework-Maker herself! To discover the final firework-making secret, Lila must bravely head off alone on a journey – a journey filled with dangers beyond anything she could have imagined...
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 This term we will be comparing Darenth and Madagascar. We will be comparing the two locations and deciding what we would put in our suitcases if we travelled to Madagascar. To support our learning we will be taking a trip to Darenth Country Park.
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 This term we will be investigating the countries of the UK and looking at where we live in the world. We will be reading the book 'The Queen's Handbag' which is a story about what happens when a naughty swan steals the Queen's handbag, naturally, the Queen races after it. She follows it all around the United Kingdom in various modes of transport, including an Aston Martin car, a motorbike, a Red Arrow plane, a speedboat, a train and a horse. Taking in sights such as Stonehenge, Snowdonia, Giants Causeway, Edinburgh Castle, Oxford and then arriving back in London, this chase includes the Queen's butler and an awful lot of policemen.
• Tuesday 16 November 2021 Autumn 2 This term we are investigating how our houses are similar and different. We will be focussing on the story That Pesky Rat which is a riotous and touching tale of a homeless brown rat. Sometimes when Rat is tucked into his crisp packet, he looks up at all the cosy windows and wonders what it would be like to live with creature comforts, to belong to somebody. To be an actual pet. A charming story with a hilarious twist.
• Monday 6 September 2021 Friday Mornings
• Wednesday 12 May 2021 Practicing our DT skills!
• Tuesday 11 May 2021 Chaplin Class - Science Chaplin class are really enjoying their science topic about plants. Today’s lesson needed fantastic observational skills.
• Tuesday 11 May 2021 Author Visit All Years 8th & 9th July 2021
• Tuesday 11 May 2021 Inspiring Artists Year 4 have created some excellent renditions of Monet's work. We were overwhelmed by their skills and use of techniques that they have learned!
• Friday 30 April 2021 England Daily Mile All children across the school are taking part in the England daily mile, 30 minutes of continuous movement - good luck everyone!
• Friday 9 April 2021 Virtual Family Learning Courses Kent County Council are running a variety of free, virtual courses for families
• Tuesday 6 April 2021 Track and Trace during Easter We need to continue to provide the track and trace service for the first week of the Easter break.
• Thursday 1 April 2021 Ted's terrific home learning
• Tuesday 30 March 2021 The Buckley's Brilliant home learning
• Tuesday 23 March 2021 The Carlton's home learning for this week
• Tuesday 16 March 2021 The McMahon's marvellous home learning
• Tuesday 16 March 2021 Family Learning Courses 2021 Please click here to view the courses
• Thursday 11 March 2021 Lily-May is our gardener of the week!
• Monday 1 March 2021 We've loved seeing all of your fantastic home learning! We've been absolutely delighted by the home learning that we've seen, we look forward to seeing you all very soon!
• Monday 22 February 2021 Sir Linkalot Parents session A parents session has been organised for Wednesday 24th February at 4:00 to explain how Sir Linkalot works and support your child with the development of their spelling. 
• Friday 12 February 2021 Dartford Rugby Club Sharing Support for the NHS
• Monday 4 January 2021 Learning from home Please see a letter confirming the arrangements for online learning for the next 2 weeks.
• Monday 4 January 2021 Monday 4th January School is closed to all pupils today.
• Thursday 12 November 2020 Virtual after school clubs The After School Sport Club will be led by Athlete Mentors from different backgrounds, abilities and sports. The first session will take place on Thursday 12 November at 5pm, with the world’s number one female inline skater and ten times British Champion, Jenna Downing.Every day at 5pm from 16 November until 18 December, children and young people can join in with the live broadcast for free on our YouTube channel. Join in the conversation on social using #YSTAfterSchool and tagging @YouthSportTrust across all social media channels. You might need items from around your home for some sessions, but we’ll give some ideas ahead of each club to adapt if you don’t have these items. The different daily themes are below:
• Monday 9 November 2020 Parents Survey Nov 2020 Please help the school to continue to develop by completing the parents survey on the link below.
• Wednesday 4 November 2020 Primary Admissions 2021
• Wednesday 4 November 2020 Collection of children Please only collect your child at the end of the school day.
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